Dear Colleagues,
Descriptive Notes is pleased to share the latest post in its Archival Labor series: "Emotional Labor and Descriptive Practices in the Archives," by Taylor Wolford. The author discusses how processing an animal rights and welfare collection at the NC State University Libraries led to a graduate research project investigating emotional labor, trauma, and the use of content warnings in archives.
Read it here:
https://saadescription.wordpress.com/2022/07/25/emotional-labor-and-descriptive-practices-in-the-archives/CALL FOR EDITORIAL TEAM MEMBERSA quick reminder that we are also looking for a new editorial team member for a two-year term beginning in August 2022. Members of the editorial team help plan, solicit, and edit content for
Descriptive Notes. Any current member of the SAA Description Section may apply.
If you are interested, please email
saadescription@gmail.com by July 28th with a brief paragraph about yourself and your ideas for what you would like to see
Descriptive Notes cover in the upcoming year(s).
Please feel free to contact us with any questions. We look forward to your submissions!
Best,
Lori Dedeyan, on behalf of the
Descriptive Notes Editorial Team
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Lori Dedeyan
Archivist
Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts
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